In a new analysis, Williams Institute Distinguished Scholar Gary J. Gates reports that the national 4-5 million LGBT votes were “crucial” to President Obama’s popular vote victory on Election Day. Gates and an expert political panel will discuss the LGBT exit poll data, the state marriage initiatives, and what the vote and the victories mean in impacting Congress, changes in federal agencies and the likelihood of marriage-related cases being taken up in the Supreme Court.

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Eliza Byard, Executive Director of GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network), speaks with Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges of Traipsing Thru Films about the FAIR Education Act. GLSEN is preparing curriculum for California schools, which under the new law will now include historical contributions from LGBT people in social studies classes.